Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47

Vyākaraṇa-saṅgraha: Pada–Vibhakti–Kāraka–Lakāra–Samāsa

Devanagari script

रिमपव्विषाद्वजातानहो तथा सर्वं विश्वोभये चोभौ अन्यांतरेतराणि च ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

rimapavviṣādvajātānaho tathā sarvaṃ viśvobhaye cobhau anyāṃtaretarāṇi ca || 47 ||

Translation

同様に、歓喜と憂いからそれぞれの作用が生じる。かくして宇宙のすべて――相対する二つの対、そして此と彼とが互いに依存し合う関係――が経験として現れる。

Word by Word

• rima: rima (lexical item)
• rima: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rima (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (Unclear/rare form; treated as nominal) Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• apavviṣāt: from apavviṣa (lexical)
• apavviṣāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apavviṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (Unclear/rare form) Ablative? Pañcamī (5th/पञ्चमी), Ekavacana as read -āt

• vrajātān: those come from the herd/settlement (lexical)
• vrajātān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vraja + āta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Samāsa: Tatpuruṣa; Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Bahuvacana

• aho: ah!/indeed
• aho: Bhāva (भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aho (अव्यय)
• Form: Exclamation particle (विस्मयादिबोधक निपात)

• tathā: thus/also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb

• sarvam: all/everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; here as totality

• viśva-ubhaye: both (in all ways)
• viśva-ubhaye: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśva + ubhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Samāsa: Karmadhāraya; Napuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Dvivacana? (form suggests dual/locative ambiguity); treated as adjective ‘both universal’

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• ubhau: both (two)
• ubhau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ubhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Dvivacana (द्विवचन)

• anyā-antara-itarāṇi: others, inner (ones), and mutual (ones)
• anyā-antara-itarāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anyā + antara + itara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Samāsa: Dvandva (द्वन्द्व) list ‘other, inner, mutual’; Napuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It points to the universe being structured around experienced opposites (like joy and sorrow) and their interdependence, encouraging dispassion (vairāgya) and discernment as foundations for mokṣa.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By showing that worldly experience swings between opposites, it implicitly directs the seeker to take refuge in the steady Lord (Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa) through bhakti, rather than chasing changing emotional states.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is philosophical viveka—recognizing opposites and their mutual dependence—used to steady the mind for sādhanā.